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Health Psychology offers psychological interventions for those with chronic and acute health conditions. The main focus is on the patient's mental and emotional reaction to an illness or their recovery from an illness.

This program offers a wide range of addiction services for individual, families, and communities. It helps manage problems with tobacco, alcohol, prescription drugs, illegal drugs and gambling. We also offer support for those affected by someone else’s substance use or gambling.

The IWK Health Centre provides children and adolescents throughout the province with specialized mental health and addictions services. To learn more about these services visit the IWK Health Centre website.

The Adult Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an intensive treatment program for individuals who have a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or meet criteria for BPD but have not yet received a formal diagnosis. These individuals also struggle with persistent suicidal behavior, gestures, threats, or are presently engaging in non-suicidal self-harm behavior.

The IWK Health Centre provides children and adolescents throughout the province with specialized mental health and addictions services. To learn more about these services visit the IWK Health Centre website.

Women’s Services are designed to meet the specific needs of women who have an addiction or who are affected by the addiction of others. Help is offered through individual counseling and specialized group counselling and prevention programming.

Gambling services are available to individuals, couples, families and anyone in distress because of excessive gambling (their own or others). Services include assessment, treatment and referrals to other professionals or self-help/support groups.

The IWK Health Centre provides children and adolescents throughout the province with specialized mental health and addictions services. To learn more about these services visit the IWK Health Centre website.